Tobacco

America has a fixation about tobacco. We dont know if we love it, hate it, tolerate it, or wish to see it annihilated.
Smoke Free zones have become the latest passion. It appears some want to eliminate smoking altogether. But on the other hand, it is a major revenue generator for state and federal governments. The federalistas liberals want to ban outright smoking because it is bad for you yet many continue to smoke despite all efforts. As is prevalent in the liberal mantra, we know what is best for you and if you wont change then we will legislate your behavior. Yet such as alcohol, obesity, etc, it is a choice we make. No one can honesty claim that they do not know the dangers in smoking. Therefore it is a choice smokers are endulging in. Already we are creating a nation of tobacco sneakers. Like high schoolers smoking in the bathrooms knowing it was illegal but wishing to do so anyway, smokers must continually find that hidden place they can go.

The policy decision is to either abolish it or tax it at a maximizing revenue level? The liberals wish to do the former and by doing so will only create a new prohibition with tobacco the new forbidden fruit. We do not want that. The better solution: is to live and let live. To maximize revenues and raise taxes to that level. The other part is to allow smoking in establishments that wish to have all smoking facilities.